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EP 4092760 A1 20221123 - PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE

Title (en)

PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE

Title (de)

FOTOVOLTAIKMODUL

Title (fr)

MODULE PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE

Publication

EP 4092760 A1 20221123 (EN)

Application

EP 21174899 A 20210520

Priority

EP 21174899 A 20210520

Abstract (en)

Disclosed is a photovoltaic module (1,2) comprising several serially connected IBC solar cells (100,200,300), wherein each IBC solar cell (100,200,300) has an electrode structure comprising both a P-type contact electrode structure including at least one P-busbar (112,114,212, 214,312,314) and an N-type electrode structure including at least one N-busbar (116,118,216,218,316,318), wherein at least two of the IBC solar cells (100,200,300) are arranged relative to each other in a partly overlapping manner so that a first region of a back side of a first IBC solar cell (100) is arranged on top of a first region of a front side of a second IBC solar cell (200) and thus creates an overlap region (10,20), wherein at least sections of both the at least one P-busbar (112,114,212,214,312,314) and the at least one N-busbar (116,118,216,218,316,318) of the electrode structure of said first IBC solar cell (100) are located outside of the overlap region (10,30) .

IPC 8 full level

H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01L 31/022441 (2013.01); H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/0516 (2013.01); H01L 31/0682 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

  • US 2018108796 A1 20180419 - HENG JIUNN BENJAMIN [US], et al
  • G. GALBIATI ET AL.: "Large area back-contact back-junction solar cells with efficiency exceeding 21%", 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), 2012, pages 1 - 4, XP032521110, DOI: 10.1109/PVSC-Vol 2.2013.6656700
  • R. KOPECEK ET AL.: "ZEBRA technology: low cost bifacial IBC solar cells in mass production with efficiency exceeding 23.5%", 2020 47TH IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC, 2020, pages 1008 - 1012, XP033870602, DOI: 10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300503

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4092760 A1 20221123; CN 117321779 A 20231229; WO 2022243446 A1 20221124

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21174899 A 20210520; CN 202280034894 A 20220519; EP 2022063603 W 20220519